Ciaran McCoy (born 17 October 1972) is an Irish contemporary artist based in

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. PIGSY is the alter-ego of Ciaran McCoy who uses the pseudonym "PIGSY" in order to separate his work as an artist and his work as an architect. His works are primarily large scale

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paintings.

Education & professional memberships

He was schooled through the

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at both primary and secondary school level and received additional schooling externally for his early diagnosed

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. He is a graduate of Bolton Street Technological University and prior to qualifying as an architect, qualified as a draughtsman from Pearce College, Dublin. He is a member of the Visual Artists Ireland and the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI).

Exhibitions

"First Things Last" Solo Art Exhibition at La Casa Amarilla Galerie, Malaga, Spain: May 2024 "Lost in Thought" Solo Art Show at Ranelagh Arts Centre, 6 Main Street, Ranelagh, Dublin: April 2023 "LARBI" Group Art Show: A Slow Lane Gallery Presentation at Gallery X, Hume Street, Dublin, Ireland: August 2022 Ranelagh Visual Arts Summer Exhibition, Ranelagh Arts Centre, 6 Main Street,

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, Dublin, Ireland: Jul -August 2022 LCA Homíes Pop Art Exhibition, Art Homíes,

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, Spain: Jun - Sept 2022 Wish & Pop - La Colaboración de La Casa Amarilla,

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, Spain: Feb- Mar 2022 "GLORIA" Slow Lane Gallery, Dublin, Ireland: Dec - Jan 2022 "Pina de las Tentaciones", La Casa Amarilla, Malaga, Spain: Dec - Jan 2022 Solo Exhibition: "Catharsis of Collapse",

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Butter Market, Kerry, Ireland: Sept - Oct 2021 "Estival #OffYellowSummer, La Casa Amarilla Galerie, Malaga, Spain: Jul - Aug 2021 Solo Exhibition: "I Went to Mass", La Casa Amerilla Galerie, Malaga, Spain: Mar - Apr 2021 "Exploring the sense of Art from Ireland to Asia", ArtXplor,

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: Mar - May 2021 Pina y mas allá, La Casa Amarilla, Malaga, Spain: Dec - Jan 2021 Solo Exhibition "Seven Spanish Angels" DesignYard Gallery, South Frederick Street, Dublin, Ireland: Nov - Dec 2020 "Savage", In-Spire Gallery, Dublin, Ireland: Jul - Aug 2020 "The Other Art Fair London" Saatchi Art, Victoria House,

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, UK: Oct 2018 Solo Exhibition "Nostalgia's Not What it Was", Fumbally Exchange, Dublin Ireland: Oct 2017 "The Cock & Pussy Manifesto", Gallery X, Dublin, Ireland: Aug - Sept 2017 "All Art is Theft", The Kemp Gallery, Dublin, Ireland: Dec 2016 Solo Exhibition "I Find You Fascinating", The Kemp Gallery, Dublin, Ireland: Oct - Nov 2016

Art residency

Artist in Residence, La Casa Amarilla Galerie, Malaga, Spain: April 2024 - May 2024 Artist in Residence, Ranelagh Arts Centre, Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland: Jan 2023 - Mar 2024 Artist in Residence, La Casa Amarilla Galerie, Malaga, Spain: Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

"PIGSY" short film

Ciaran McCoy / PIGSY was featured as the subject matter of film maker Mike Andrews' 2018 short film "PIGSY" and "PIGSY" was an official selection at the 2018 Galway Fim Festival.

Awards

2013 Nomination for Best Emerging Practise: ODKM Architects, LPA House designed by Ciaran McCoy, Special Mention Winner. 2014 Architizer Awards: ODKM Architects shortlisted for Ranelagh House / LPA designed by Ciaran McCoy.

References

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